Is Drew Brees' number " Officially retired" by the team ???......... (1 Viewer)

[saintlad]

Saw that Patriots were going to honor Tom Brady and I am trying to remember if the Saints did something similar the year after Brees left ( old man brain here) .

Anyway, have the Saints officially retired his jersey yet or is there a certain timeline they go by before doing that or putting him in the Ring of Honor ? If not , was wondering why the wait ??

 

[Saint Jack]

I don’t think the team hasn’t retired a number in decades.
I think the best is recognition in the Ring of Honor.

 

[BreesIsMyFather]

100% number 9 will be retired. Mark my words.

 

[Complex Kid]

I don’t think the team hasn’t retired a number in decades.
I think the best is recognition in the Ring of Honor.

They have "retired" 81,31,57 and 51 however those are still issued out.

Archie's #8 is the only number that hasn't been issued since he retired. Brees will have that same honor I imagine.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

They have "retired" 81,31,57 and 51 however those are still issued out.

Archie's #8 is the only number that hasn't been issued since he retired. Brees will have that same honor I imagine.

The only numbers officially retired were #81 (Atkins) and #31 (Taylor) but those have since been placed back into use. #9 and #8 are not given out by the staff, but are not retired.

 

[Saint Jack]

The only numbers officially retired were #81 (Atkins) and #31 (Taylor) but those have since been placed back into use. #9 and #8 are not given out by the staff, but are not retired.

I never understood why they retired Atkins and Taylor. They are HOFers, but they spent less than four seasons with the franchise.

 

[Complex Kid]

I never understood why they retired Atkins and Taylor. They are HOFers, but they spent less than four seasons with the franchise.

Probably just to have some "history". The before times Saints didn't have much to honor so you take what you can get at the time. "This guy was really good!!! Not so much here but he was at one point!!!"

 

[SaintRay]

There are only 100 numbers to play with. Teams that have been in the league for 50 plus years can't afford to retire many numbers.
I always remember Ricky Jackson, Willie Roaf, Morton Andersen, Drew Brees and others for their play.

 

[Saint Jack]

Probably just to have some "history". The before times Saints didn't have much to honor so you take what you can get at the time. "This guy was really good!!! Not so much here but he was at one point!!!"

It’s just puzzling. It’s like when the Heat retired Jordan’s number.

 

[Saintman2884]

I don’t think the team hasn’t retired a number in decades.
I think the best is recognition in the Ring of Honor.

They retired Rickey Jackson's #57 jersey and in conjunction with the unprecedented, HOF career City Champ, 6x Pro-Bowler, SB-winner with Niners in 1994, still tied with Cameron Jordan for most sacks in Saints franchise history, and they retired his number in a 1997 preseason game. Rickey Jackson deserved that honor.

Drew Brees, arguably had 2x the career, impact, longevity, and career achievements Jackson did that to just leave his recognition in the team's Ring of Honor is not completely honoring what the man truly did, accomplished. Brees' is likely the best FA pickup ever in NFL history, as well as the best player to ever don the Black and Gold and wear a Saints uniform. His greatness is so distinct, memorable, and sacred almost that to think, one day, maybe 10-15 years from now, there's a chance we might give some ______,, undrafted PK, punter, and rookie, eventual shmuck QB a #9 jersey is tantamount to being almost sacreligious. Brees' is our franchise's Tom Brady or Dan Marino. He set a very high bar of expectations of success, changed the image, aura of how our team and squad is viewed permanently, forever. Honestly, I think the Saints should put up a statue to honor Brees' for all his years, hard work, perennial success he brought to the Saints and prestige to the city of New Orleans outside the Superdome.


Taysom Hill has been a star for us, a true case of an hard-working overachiever, but I could see how some might be bothered by him wearing Morten's old number. I know "The Great Dane" didnt leave here on the best of terms, but that wasnt his fault, but a cheap, collective FO groupthink fork up that assumed Morten was a declining player, and it massively backfired on them.

 

[Saintman2884]

There are only 100 numbers to play with. Teams that have been in the league for 50 plus years can't afford to retire many numbers.
I always remember Ricky Jackson, Willie Roaf, Morton Andersen, Drew Brees and others for their play.

Possibly, but considering there are a fairly large minority of Saints fans alive today that are either too young or werent alive in the 1980's and early 1990's to witness, see, and fully understand, and appreciate in the context of those moments just how momentous, decisive, clutch, and dominant as players Morten, Rickey Jackson, or even Willie Roaf were. Sure, they may know who they are or were, be familiar with the stats, the accomplishments, platitudes, mightve seen or were told of some of their greatest highlights by older relatives, family members, but those great 1980's, early 90's Saints players: they were the first generation of Saints players that were consistently good, and made the team winners for the first time since our franchise's inception.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

They retired Rickey Jackson's #57 jersey and in conjunction with the unprecedented, HOF career City Champ, 6x Pro-Bowler, SB-winner with Niners in 1994, still tied with Cameron Jordan for most sacks in Saints franchise history, and they retired his number in a 1997 preseason game. Rickey Jackson deserved that honor.

Drew Brees, arguably had 2x the career, impact, longevity, and career achievements Jackson did that to just leave his recognition in the team's Ring of Honor is not completely honoring what the man truly did, accomplished. Brees' is likely the best FA pickup ever in NFL history, as well as the best player to ever don the Black and Gold and wear a Saints uniform. His greatness is so distinct, memorable, and sacred almost that to think, one day, maybe 10-15 years from now, there's a chance we might give some ______,, undrafted PK, punter, and rookie, eventual shmuck QB a #9 jersey is tantamount to being almost sacreligious. Brees' is our franchise's Tom Brady or Dan Marino. He set a very high bar of expectations of success, changed the image, aura of how our team and squad is viewed permanently, forever. Honestly, I think the Saints should put up a statue to honor Brees' for all his years, hard work, perennial success he brought to the Saints and prestige to the city of New Orleans outside the Superdome.


Taysom Hill has been a star for us, a true case of an hard-working overachiever, but I could see how some might be bothered by him wearing Morten's old number. I know "The Great Dane" didnt leave here on the best of terms, but that wasnt his fault, but a cheap, collective FO groupthink fork up that assumed Morten was a declining player, and it massively backfired on them.

Jackson's number was never officially retired by the team.

 

[Saintman2884]

Jackson's number was never officially retired by the team.

It was put on the Superdome Wall of Honor, during a halftime presentation for Rickey Jackson at a 1997 pre-season game. A very rare, prestigious honor considering just how relatively select sports stars names were up there at that time, like "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Jim Finks, Archie Manning, and now Rickey Jackson. I'm sure over the past 25 years, their have been more names, major N.O. sports stars whose jersey numbers have been added to those hallowed walls.

And if Jackson's number hasn't been officially retired, then shame on the Saints FO because before Brees came here, Rickey Jackson was the best Saints player ever in our franchise's history up until that point. Yes, Im willing to say City Champ was the best Saints player ever drafted, even better then Archie. If one really examines, analyzes, and truly appreciates just what #57 achieved, and his listed accomplishments, it dwarfs Manning's. And yeah, Rickey played on a few mediocre-bad Saints teams, too earlier on his career, not as many but he had to ensure losing just like Archie. The fact is, Rickey Jackson was already a first-rate Pro-Bowl LB before the Dome Patrol was even a thing and Jim Mora was hired.

 

[Krodwhodat]

Not sure the Saints have ever retired a number officially, I think some are just off limits

 

[SAINTSFAN]

It was put on the Superdome Wall of Honor, during a halftime presentation for Rickey Jackson at a 1997 pre-season game. A very rare, prestigious honor considering just how relatively select sports stars names were up there at that time, like "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Jim Finks, Archie Manning, and now Rickey Jackson. I'm sure over the past 25 years, their have been more names, major N.O. sports stars whose jersey numbers have been added to those hallowed walls.

And if Jackson's number hasn't been officially retired, then shame on the Saints FO because before Brees came here, Rickey Jackson was the best Saints player ever in our franchise's history up until that point. Yes, Im willing to say City Champ was the best Saints player ever drafted, even better then Archie. If one really examines, analyzes, and truly appreciates just what #57 achieved, and his listed accomplishments, it dwarfs Manning's. And yeah, Rickey played on a few mediocre-bad Saints teams, too earlier on his career, not as many but he had to ensure losing just like Archie. The fact is, Rickey Jackson was already a first-rate Pro-Bowl LB before the Dome Patrol was even a thing and Jim Mora was hired.

I agree. It should be retired. However, apparently, the NFL is not a fan of retiring numbers.